ISEPS Frank J. Kresca MD Lecture

Dr. Frank Kresca has played a significant and continuing role in the Illinois Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons. Having served as the society's first president in 1970, Dr. Kresca and been a driving force for ophthalmology in Illinois and nationally. To honor his many contributions, in 2005 the board of directors established the annual Frank J. Kresca Lecture. The purpose of the lecture is to highlight a topic in the areas of advocacy, public service or emerging issues affecting ophthalmologists and their patients.

Here is a list of the Kresca Lecturers . . .

Lecture

Year

Speaker

Topic

1st

2005

William Rich, MDAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology

Pay For Performance: An Evidence-based Medicine Approach to Health Care or a Revenue Transfer to Primary Care?

2nd

2006

Denis O'Day, MD, American Board of Ophthalmology

Maintenance of Certification: Medicine's Response to the Quest for Quality and Safety

3rd

2007

Col. Donald Gagliano, MD, U.S. Army

International Ophthalmology and the Lesson of Organized Medicine in Iraq